Making Friends
The investigation revealed that it was indeed very likely that the Wu Household was behind this.
Because Liu Chun's resume can be said to be relatively clean, there has been nothing strange about him for decades, his interpersonal relationships are simple, the only conflict was when he fell out with Wu Sanbao of the Wu Household at the Immortal Fragrance Pavilion in Yuanling City.
Since this happened only a year ago, if you ask anyone in Yuanling City, nine out of ten people will know about it, so it's not difficult to understand at all.
Moreover, Wu Sanbao is said to be a wicked and vindictive person, and it is very likely that he would cause trouble for Liu Chun over a minor conflict.
I've also heard that the Wu Household has become increasingly arrogant in Yuanling City in the past two years. They used to be subordinate to the Yuan Household, but for some reason, they've started to confront the Yuan Household, the head of all the Lineage in Yuanling City, in every way, acting as if they have nothing to fear.
The Yuan Household was also hampered in many ways because of the problems with their ancestor.
As a result, the Wu Household has become increasingly arrogant and domineering in Yuanling City recently.
Therefore, the Wu Household of Yuanling City is highly suspicious.
With these nine points of suspicion, United Heroes Hall immediately sent people to Yuanling City to conduct a thorough investigation.
Unexpectedly, when United Heroes Hall's men rushed to Yuanling City at top speed, they heard some news as soon as they entered the city.
The Wu Household has been wiped out!
The entire family was wiped out; not a single person survived!
Upon hearing this news, United Heroes Hall and the various sects behind it were extremely shocked.
From the day of the incident to the inquiry and investigation, only a few days had passed! After confirming the information, the people from the United Heroes Hall believed they had acted quickly enough.
But before they could even follow their suspicions and investigate, the person behind the other party had already made their move!
They were so ruthless as to wipe out an entire prominent Lineage that had been in the city for generations!
Moreover, it is said that the extermination was extremely thorough. Not only was there no survivor in the entire Wu Household, but even their ashes were gone, and their souls were completely wiped out. Even if they used advanced tracing Law Treasure, they could not find a trace of them, as if the Wu Household family had never existed in this world.
"At least we can be sure of one thing."
United Heroes Hall, the leaders of the major powers stationed there all gave up their seats, relegating themselves to the last place in the council hall.
The people sitting at the very front were none other than the leaders of these sects and forces. The one sitting at the very head of the table was none other than Dao Lord Taihua, the sect master of the number one sect in the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain — the Talisman Sect.
At this moment, it was the Sect Master of the Talisman Sect, Dao Lord Taihua, who spoke.
He looked calmly at the crowd below and said:
"That's the Execution Stone. Someone has indeed regained control of it and intends to use it for certain purposes."
The sect leader of the Heavenly Profound Sect then spoke up:
"What Dao Lord Taihua said is quite true. I never imagined that after more than ten thousand years, the Execution Stone would make a comeback. I wonder what the purpose of the person behind it is..."
The leader of the Earth Sha Gate Sect on the other side snorted and said:
"What else could someone controlling that thing want to do? Of course, it's to expel Spiritual Qi and return the world to the hellish state it was ten thousand years ago!"
For some unknown reason, he couldn't help but lightly punch the armrest of the chair, his face filled with anger.
The leader of another sect spoke up gently from the side:
"In any case, now that they've slipped up, there must be clues to follow. Let's investigate carefully and find out who's behind this as soon as possible, trying to stop the situation from escalating."
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During these days, Liu Chun came into contact with many people from the United Heroes Hall, and thus became acquainted with an elder of the Heavenly Profound Sect.
The elder was also skilled in making talismans and quite admired Liu Chun. After spending more time with him recently, the elder found Liu Chun to be very honest and kind, so he intended to befriend him.
Liu Chun naturally sensed his thoughts as well.
In fact, he also intended to befriend this elder.
He no longer relies on any particular status to join the Heavenly Profound Sect, since he is now a member of the Lingxian Sect and has no intention of leaving Lingxian Sect.
But we still need to find my sister.
The only way is to get to know someone in the Heavenly Profound Sect, preferably someone with connections and power, so that investigating a person becomes much easier.
This elder of the Heavenly Profound Sect was surnamed Zhang. During his interactions with Liu Chun, Elder Zhang learned that Liu Chun had been working as a lowly talisman maker for ten years after joining the Wu Household, all in order to obtain a spot in the Heavenly Profound Sect to find his sister. Elder Zhang felt that Liu Chun was a person of great loyalty and righteousness.
"Fellow Daoist Liu, since that's the case, I think it would be better if I went back and spoke with the sect, and we arranged for you to join our sect. What do you say?"
After the competition ended today, just as it was getting dark, Elder Zhang happily came to find Liu Chun.
Unexpectedly, he made such a suggestion. Liu Chun was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile and said:
"It's not that I'm ungrateful and refuse your offer, fellow Daoist; it's just that after what happened with the Wu Household Lineage. Having been idle for over a year, I've increasingly appreciated the advantages of being single. Now, my only concern is for my younger sister..."
Upon hearing this, Elder Zhang, recalling what the Wu Household had done to him, sighed and nodded:
"That's true. You've served the Wu Household diligently for so many years, and not only did they go back on their word, but they also treated you like that. Now that their entire family has been wiped out, it's quite a..."
"Sigh, let's not talk about it. Since that's the case, do you have any clues about your sister? Which fellow disciple in my sect did she become a disciple of? I'll go back and help you find out! When it comes to connections within my Heavenly Profound Sect, I, Old Zhang, am quite the expert!"
As he spoke, he gave himself a thumbs-up.
Seeing this, Liu Chun smiled, then said with some worry:
"I understand the goodwill, but wouldn't this be too much trouble for you, fellow Daoist..."
Elder Zhang then waved his hand repeatedly and said:
"No trouble at all, it's just finding someone, what's the trouble? It's just a matter of having my friends ask a few more questions! I just feel that Fellow Daoist Liu is a very compatible person, and I'm happy to be your friend! Helping a friend find someone is no big deal!"
So Liu Chun immediately stood up and bowed formally to Elder Zhang, saying:
"Then I will have to trouble Elder Zhang. I thank you in advance, and I will certainly not fail you if I need your help in the future!"
After seeing Elder Zhang off, Liu Chun closed the door and stared blankly at the candlestick inside the room.
It took him a while to come to his senses, and he let out a soft sigh.
He felt a pang of guilt.
Although he genuinely thought Elder Zhang was a good person, his association with him was entirely driven by a strong ulterior motive.
But he had to find his sister.
He also didn't want to leave the Lingxian Sect.
He was just too selfish.
Liu Chun silently made up his mind that if Elder Zhang ever needed anything from him in the future, he would do his best to help him...
The candles on the table gradually went out.
The pale moonlight streamed into the room, illuminating a lonely and remorseful figure inside.